Olsen's Scandinavian
Foods

Members
of the Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish communities are often found
at Olsen's Scandinavian Foods. Besides providing you with many popular Scandinavian
gifts and foods, Olsen's dedicates a large portion of their business to producing
home made, traditional products. Some of our favorites are the award-winning:

pickled herring

fishcakes

meatballs

cold smoked salmon

lutefisk

During the holiday season
you will find all the ingredients necessary to prepare an authentic Scandinavian
Christmas feast. Specialty products such as:

pinnekjøtt

fenalår

svinneribbe

Julskinke

are all available for sale.
Throughout the year we carry many popular foods from Europe. In our shop you can find the best of
imported:

cheeses

caviars

chocolates and sweets

crackers and crisp
breads

a wide assortment of
baking ingredients

meat sauces and soup
mixes

Lefse has always been a favorite
of our customers along with our homemade fyrstekake and cookies like krumkake,
spritz, or serinerkaker.

Our mission at Olsen’s is to provide
customer satisfaction with attention to detail. We are very grateful to all
the Scandinavian people, loyal to their heritage, that support our store from
across the United States and beyond. It is with thanks to our customers that
we are the growing business we are today. Our store is a family owned and
operated establishment. The owners are the Endresen sisters, Reidun and Anita.
They are from Sandeid, Norway, a small town located near Stavanger. They
moved to Seattle almost thirty years ago and have been working at the Olsen's
store ever since.

Olsen’s is situated in the heart of
Ballard, Washington (near the fishing harbor of Seattle). Starting in 1880
Ballard became a prominent Scandinavian community, known throughout the USA
and even Scandinavia. There were many fishing boats, shingle mills, and sawmills
in this northern suburb, which was annexed into Seattle in 1907.

All of our products are carefully selected
to create a store, which looks, feels, and smells like a typical "forretning."
In our store you can find anything from a waffle iron to salty black licorice.
We are dedicated to providing you with only the best of service and a wide
variety of Scandinavian foods, whether they be imported or homemade. Also
available in our store is an expanding selection of memorabilia and gifts
from Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. So stop by today and visit our
store in Seattle, or purchase your foods or gifts directly from the online
store (now with over 450 items) by clicking below. VELKOMMEN...